Glass run

ABSTRACT

A glass run includes at least one of: an exterior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exterior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of the exterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely in a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from an exterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interior sub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of the interior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of the exterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Pat. Application No.16/809,963 filed on Mar. 5, 2020, which is based upon and claims thebenefit of priority from prior Japanese patent application No.2019-057992, filed on Mar. 26, 2019 and Japanese patent application No.2019-150295, filed on Aug. 20, 2019, the entire contents of which areincorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a glass run that is attached to a doorframe formed on a door of a vehicle.

BACKGROUND

On a door of a vehicle, a door frame is provided on an upper portion ofa door body, a channel-shaped glass run is fitted and locked into agroove portion formed on an inner peripheral edge of the door frame, andlifting and lowering of a door glass is guided by glass seal portionsinside and outside the vehicle of the glass run, so as to seal an insideand an outside of a compartment from each other.

The glass run includes a basic frame (body portion) configured with: abottom wall, an exterior side wall located on an exterior side of thebottom wall, and an interior side wall located on an interior side ofthe bottom wall. The glass run further includes an exterior seal lip andan interior seal lip that respectively extend from tip ends of the sidewall portions or the vicinity thereof toward an inner side of the bodyportion. Further, the glass run is attached to an attachment portionprovided along an inner periphery of the door frame, and is sealed bythe two seal lips so that peripheral edge portions of inner and outersurfaces of the door glass to be lifted and lowered are sandwiched. Theglass run also functions to support the peripheral edge portion of thedoor glass so as to guide the lifting and lowering of the door glass andto prevent rattling of the door glass.

In a state where the door glass is positioned slightly below a fullyclosed position, the door glass is likely to be displaced in an interiordirection. When an automobile travels on a rough road in this state andthe door glass vibrates in interior and exterior directions, the doorglass and the seal lips may be instantaneously separated from oneanother, and when the door glass and the seal lips are brought intocontact again from the separated state and are separated and broughtinto contact repeatedly, the contact may cause abnormal noise (tappingnoise). In particular, when the seal lips deteriorate with time and anelastic force thereof decreases, a problem becomes significant that whenthe door glass vibrates, the seal lips are likely to be separated fromthe door glass, which causes abnormal noise.

As a technique for solving the above problem, for example, a technologydescribed in Patent Document 1 described below is available. A structureof the glass run of Patent Document 1 will be described with referenceto FIGS. 1 and 11 . FIG. 1 is a front view of a left front door 100 ofan automobile as viewed from the exterior side. A door frame 320 isattached to an upper portion of a door body 210 constituting the frontdoor 100. A window opening is formed by the door frame 320 and an upperend edge of the door body 210. A glass run 110 is mounted on an innerperipheral edge of the window opening and inside the door body 210 so asto guide lifting and lowering operation of a door glass 600.

FIG. 11 shows a vertical cross section (a Y-Y cross section in FIG. 1 )of a vertical frame portion of the door frame 320. The glass run 110 isformed into a channel shape (a U-shaped cross section) with a bottomwall 200, an exterior side wall 300, and an interior side wall 400 as abasic frame. The exterior side wall 300 is formed with an exterior seallip 310 that is in contact with an outer surface (exterior side) of thedoor glass 600, and a tip end of the interior side wall 400 isintegrally formed with an interior seal lip 410 that is in contact withan inner surface (interior side) of the door glass 600. A sub-lip 430projected in a direction opposite to the interior seal lip 410 is formedbetween the interior seal lip 410 and the bottom wall 200 toward theexterior side.

The interior seal lip 410 includes the protrusion 440 on the innersurface thereof, thereby including a projection surface 450 at aposition projecting from a general surface of the inner surface. Thedoor glass 600 is configured to be able to, when the door glass 600 isdisplaced from a reference position to the interior side, change a statebetween a first support state where the tip end portion of the sub-lip430 extending from the interior side wall 400 and the projection surface450 are in contact and slide against each other, and a second supportstate where the tip end portion of the sub-lip 430 is detached from theprojection surface 450 and a portion of the sub-lip 430 that is closerto a base side than the tip end portion in contact with the protrusion440.

As a result, the protrusion 440 is provided on the inner surface side ofthe interior seal lip 410, the interior seal lip 410 at that portion isthick, and the sub-lip 430 that extends from the interior side wall 400and is contactable with the projection surface 450 of the protrusion 440is provided. Therefore, a force pressing the interior seal lip 410against the door glass 600 is increased, and even when the door glass600 vibrates, it is possible to prevent a situation that the interiorseal lip 410 is instantaneously separated from the door glass 600, andfor example, when the interior seal lip 410 and the door glass 600 arebrought in contact with each other from the separated state, it ispossible to prevent a situation that abnormal noise (tapping noise) iscaused by the contact.

Patent Document 1: JP-A-2018-149984

In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, due tothe contact between the protrusion 440 having the projection surface 450and the sub-lip 430 on the inner surface of the interior seal lip 410,the interior seal lip 410 is prevented from being separated from thedoor glass 600 when the door glass 600 vibrates, whereas thedeterioration over time occurs not only to the interior seal lip 410 butalso to the sub-lip 430. Therefore, there is a concern that due to adecrease in a reaction force (pressing force) toward the inner surfaceside of the interior seal lip 410 caused by the deterioration of thesub-lip 430, the interior seal lip 410 is separated from the door glass600, which causes abnormal noise again.

On the other hand, in a state where the door glass 600 is positionedslightly below the fully closed position, the door glass 600 is likelyto be displaced in an interior direction, so that the force that theexterior seal lip 310 presses the door glass 600 is weakened. Therefore,when the door glass 600 vibrates, the door glass 600 and the exteriorseal lip 310 may be instantaneously separated from one another, and whenthe door glass 600 and the exterior seal lip 310 are brought intocontact again from the separated state and are separated and broughtinto contact repeatedly, the contact may cause abnormal noise (tappingnoise). However, this problem cannot be solved in Patent Document 1.

Further, since a vehicle includes various forms such as a size of thevehicle and shape and size of the door glass, a solution to the abnormalsound generated between the door glass and the seal lips of the glassrun must be considered from the aspects of both the exterior seal lipand the interior seal lip. Moreover, the consideration must involve thecost without affecting other functions of the glass run.

SUMMARY

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a glass runincluding: a basic frame having a bottom wall, an exterior side wall,and an interior side wall, an exterior seal lip formed at or in thevicinity of a tip end of the exterior side wall; and an interior seallip formed at or in the vicinity of a tip end of the interior side wall,the glass run configured to be attached to a groove portion formed in adoor frame, the glass run comprising at least one of an exterior sub-lipformed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exteriorside wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of theexterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquelyin a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from anexterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottomwall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interiorsub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of theinterior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of theexterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interiorseal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of an automobile door.

FIG. 2A is a front view showing a glass run used in a door frame of FIG.1 , and FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a portion X of FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a first embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line B-B of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line C-C of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to the third embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a fifth embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A of FIG. 2B,which is a glass run according to a sixth embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line Y-Y in FIG. 1 ,which is a cross-sectional view showing an attachment structure of aglass run of related art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described withreference to FIGS. 1 to 3 . FIG. 1 is a front view of a left front door1 of an automobile as viewed from the exterior side. A door frame 3 isattached to an upper portion of a door body 2 constituting the frontdoor 1. A window opening is formed by the door frame 3 and an upper endedge of the door body 2. A glass run 10 is attached to an innerperipheral edge of the window opening and inside the door body 2 so asto guide lifting and lowering operation of a door glass 4. The presentinvention is applicable not only to the left front door 1 but also to aright front door and left and right rear doors. The present invention isalso applicable to a sliding door whose door glass can be lifted andlowered.

FIG. 2A is a simplified front view of only the glass run 10 as viewedfrom the exterior side. The glass run 10 includes a first extrudedportion 11 corresponding to a horizontal frame portion of the door frame3, a second extruded portion 12 corresponding to a vertical frameportion on the front side of the front door 1, and a third extrudedportion 13 corresponding to a vertical frame portion on the rear side. Afront end portion of the first extruded portion 11 is connected to anupper end portion of the second extruded portion 12 by a first moldedportion 14. A rear end portion of the first extruded portion 11 isconnected to an upper end portion of the third extruded portion 13 by asecond molded portion 15.

Here, a case between the door glass 4 and the glass run 10 will bedescribed where, the automobile runs on a rough road or the like withthe door glass 4 positioned slightly below the fully closed position,and the door glass 4 vibrates in interior and exterior directions. Whenthe door glass 4 is lifted to an uppermost position and is completelyclosed, the door glass 4 is in contact with the first extruded portion11, the second extruded portion 12 corresponding to the vertical frameportion on the front side of the front door 1, and the third extrudedportion 13 corresponding to the vertical frame portion on the rear sideof the glass run 10 so as to be supported in three directions, so thatthe door glass 4 does not vibrate in the interior and exteriordirections even when traveling on a rough road.

When the door glass is slightly lowered and the contact with the firstextruded portion 11 is released, the door glass 4 is mainly in contactwith the second extruded portion 12 corresponding to the vertical frameportion on the front side and the third extruded portion 13corresponding to the vertical frame portion on the rear side of thefront door 1 so as to be supported in two directions. At this time, whenthe automobile travels on a rough road or the like, the door glass 4 mayvibrate in the interior and exterior directions, which generates theaforementioned problem of abnormal noise.

When the door glass 4 is lowered, in a relationship between the doorglass 4 and the glass run 10, the door glass 4 is still in contact withthe second extruded portion 12 corresponding to the vertical frameportion on the front side and the third extruded portion 13corresponding to the vertical frame portion on the rear side of thefront door 1 so as to be supported in two directions, whereas the doorglass 4 is supported by, for example, a belt line weather strip attachedto a belt line 6 of the front door 1 so as to be supported substantiallyin three directions. Therefore, at this stage, even when traveling on arough road or the like, the vibration of the door glass 4 in theinterior and exterior directions is extremely small.

Therefore, the present invention produces a high effect when applied toa section from the time when the door glass 4 is lowered and is releasedfrom the contact with the first extruded portion 11 of the glass run 10until the door glass 4 becomes also supported by, for example, the beltline weather strip attached to the belt line 6 of the front door 1 andbecomes substantially supported in three directions including the glassrun 10, that is, in a section in which the support of the door glass 4is mainly in two directions due to the contact with the second extrudedportion 12 corresponding to the vertical frame portion on the front sideof the front door 1 and the third extruded portion 13 corresponding tothe vertical frame portion on the rear side of the glass run 10.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line A-A in FIG. 2B,and is in the vicinity of a connection portion between the verticalframe portion on the rear side of the second molded portion 15 and thecorresponding third extruded portion 13. The glass run 10 is formed intoa channel shape (a substantially U-shaped cross section) with a bottomwall 20, an exterior side wall 30, and an interior side wall 40 as abasic frame.

The bottom wall 20 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and aplurality of bottom wall concave portions 22 are formed in parallel in amanner continuous in a longitudinal direction on an inner surface of thebottom wall 20 (a contact side with the door glass 4). Convex portions23, 23 formed on the portions the bottom wall 20 opposite to the grooveportions 21, 21 are in contact with the door channel 5.

An exterior seal lip 31 that is in contact with the door glass 4 isformed on the interior side of the exterior side wall 30 toward thebottom wall 20, and an exterior cover lip 32 is formed at a tip endportion of the exterior side wall 30 toward a side opposite to theexterior seal lip 31. Since the exterior cover lip 32 can double seal anexterior surface of the door glass 4 together with the exterior seal lip31, it is possible to prevent rainwater, dust, and noise from entering,thereby improving sealing performance.

An exterior sub-lip 33 projecting obliquely from the interior sidetoward a side opposite to the bottom wall 20 is formed closer to thebottom wall 20 than the exterior seal lip 31 formed at the tip end ofthe exterior side wall 30. When the exterior seal lip 31 is in slidingcontact with the door glass 4, the exterior sub-lip 33 is in contactwith the inner surface (exterior side) of the exterior seal lip 31. Theexterior sub-lip 33 may be formed so as to project obliquely toward thebottom wall 20.

On the other hand, an exterior holding rib 34 and an exterior contactrib 35 that are engaged with the door channel 5 which has an arc-shapedcurved portion are formed on the exterior side of the exterior side wall30. Further, on a base portion of the exterior seal lip 31 and theexterior cover lip 32, a locking portion 36 is formed toward theexterior side so as to fix an end portion of the door channel 5.

An interior seal lip 41 that is in contact with the door glass 4 isformed at a tip end of the interior side wall 40 toward the bottom wall20. An interior holding rib 44 and an interior contact rib 45 that areengaged with the door channel 5 which has an arc-shaped curved portionare formed on the interior side of the interior side wall 40 in thevicinity of the connection portion with the bottom wall 20. The interiorside wall 40 is held by the curved door channel 5 by the interiorholding lip 44 and the interior contact lip 45.

An interior cover lip 42 is formed on a side opposite to the interiorseal lip 41 (interior side) of the tip end of the interior side wall 40.Although the interior cover lip 42 is depicted in a continuous shapefrom the interior seal lip 41 in the drawing, the present invention isnot limited thereto. The interior cover lip 42 is in contact with a tipend of the door channel 5 to prevent rainwater, dust, and can preventrainwater, dust, and noise from entering, thereby improving sealingperformance.

As a result, the exterior sub-lip 33 is in contact with the innersurface of the exterior seal lip 31, and when the vehicle travels on arough road or the like with the door glass 4 positioned slightly belowthe fully closed position and the door glass 4 vibrates, the exteriorsub-lip 33 compensates for a force that the exterior seal lip 31 pressesthe door glass 4, and it is possible to prevent the door glass 4 side ofthe exterior seal lip 31 from being separated from the door glass 4 andprevent abnormal noise from being generated.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is,instead of the exterior sub-lip 33 of the first embodiment, formed witha interior sub-lip 43 formed so as to project obliquely in a directiontoward a base portion of the interior seal lip 41, which is formed onthe tip end of the interior side wall 40, from the exterior side of theinterior side wall 40 that is closer to the bottom wall 20 than theinterior seal lip 41, the interior sub-lip 43 being formed with a thickportion 46 on a base portion thereof. The rest is the same as that ofthe first embodiment. The thick portion 46 of the base portion of theinterior sub-lip 43 is formed to be thicker than an extruded portioninterior sub-lip 47 (FIG. 7 ) formed on the third extruded portion 13corresponding to the vertical frame portion on the rear side. Thepresent embodiment is also in the vicinity of the connection portionbetween the vertical frame portion on the rear side of the second moldedportion 15 and the corresponding third extruded portion 13.

As a result, when the vehicle travels on a rough road or the like withthe door glass 4 positioned slightly below the fully closed position andthe door glass 4 vibrates, the interior sub-lip 43 can prevent theexterior side of the interior seal lip 41 from being separated from thedoor glass 4 and prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

Further, since the thick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 is thick,even if the interior sub-lip 43 is deteriorated, it is possible toprevent a reaction force (pressing force) toward the inner surface ofthe interior seal lip 41 from decreasing, and to prevent the interiorseal lip 41 from being separated from the door glass 4 and preventabnormal noise from being generated. FIG. 4 is illustrated in a manneremphasizing the thick portion so that it can be understood that thethick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 is formed to be thicker thanan extruded portion interior sub-lip 47 (FIG. 7 ) formed on the thirdextruded portion 13.

The interior sub-lip 43 serves for preventing the interior seal lip 41from coming into close contact with the interior side wall 40 when thedoor glass 4 is greatly displaced toward the interior side in the body,so as to and prevent abnormal noise from being generated and to hold aside end portion of the door glass 4.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show a third embodiment of the present invention, whichincludes both the exterior sub-lip 33 according to the first embodimentand the interior sub-lip 43 formed with the thick portion 46 accordingto the second embodiment. Further, upon molding, a formed portion of thepresent embodiment is formed in an area continuous with a molded portionand an extruded member connected to the molded portion.

FIG. 5 is the same position as FIGS. 3 and 4 , which is in the vicinityof the connecting portion with the third extruded portion 13. As shownin FIG. 6 , at a slightly lower position, regarding the exterior sub-lip33 and the thick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43, toward thevehicle lower side, the exterior sub-lip 33 has a length shorter thanthat in FIG. 5 , and the interior sub-lip 43 has a thickness of thethick portion 46 smaller than that in FIG. 5 . Further, as shown in FIG.7 , at a further lower position, the exterior sub-lip 33 disappears, andthe interior sub-lip 43 has a thickness the same as that of the extrudedportion interior sub-lip 47 formed on the third extruded portion 13.FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the third extruded portion 13.

As a result, the exterior sub-lip 33 compensates for a force that theexterior seal lip 31 presses the door glass 4 from the exterior side,and a force pushing the door glass 4 from the interior side is increasedby the thick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43, so that the doorglass 4 and the exterior seal lip 31 can be prevented from beinginstantaneously separated from each other when the door glass 4vibrates. Further, since the interior sub-lip 43 has the thick portion46 at the base portion thereof, even if the interior sub-lip 43 isdeteriorated, it is possible to prevent a reaction force (pressingforce) toward the inner surface of the interior seal lip 41 fromdecreasing, and to prevent the interior seal lip 41from being separatedfrom the door glass 4 and prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

Further, the exterior sub-lip 33, which is continuously formed on themold portion and the extruded member connected to the molded portion,has a shorter projecting length, and the interior sub-lip 43 has athickness of the thick portion 46 of the base portion decreased so as tobe the same as the thickness of the extruded portion interior sub-lip 47formed on the extruded member, when the door glass 4 is lifted orlowered, it is possible to prevent the exterior sub-lip 33 fromappearing and disappearing abruptly, and to prevent the thickness of theinterior sub-lip 43 from increasing or decreasing abruptly, therebypreventing behavior of the door glass 4 from becoming irregular andunstable.

Further, since the exterior sub-lip 33 and the thick portion 46 of theinterior sub-lip 43 are continuously formed on the molded portion andthe extruded member connected to the molded portion, it is not necessaryto cope with formation thereof on the extruded member, which preventsweight increase and cost increase. In addition, when the exteriorsub-lip 33 and the thick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 areformed, it is not necessary to consider or study influence to otherfunctions of the extruded member, which can shorten the developmenttime.

Since the third embodiment includes both the exterior sub-lip 33 and thethick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 and has increase forcespressing the door glass 4 from both sides, the exterior sub-lip 33 canbe formed thinner than in the first embodiment, and the thickness of thethick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 can be reduced as comparedwith the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, whichincludes a thick portion 48 formed on the base portion of the exteriorseal lip 31 in addition to the second embodiment described above.Further, upon molding, a formed portion of the present embodiment isformed in an area continuous with a molded portion and an extrudedmember connected to the molded portion.

As a result, when the vehicle travels on a rough road or the like withthe door glass 4 positioned slightly below the fully closed position andthe door glass 4 vibrates, it is possible to prevent the door glass 4side of the exterior seal lip 31 from being separated from the doorglass 4, or to prevent the exterior side of the interior seal lip 41from being separated from the door glass 4, thereby preventing abnormalnoise from being generated.

Further, even if the interior sub-lip 43 and the exterior seal lip 31are deteriorated, it is possible to prevent a reaction force (pressingforce) to the door glass 4 of the interior sub-lip 43 toward the innersurface side of the door glass 4 and a reaction force (pressing force)of the of the exterior seal lip 31 toward the outer surface side of thedoor glass 4 from decreasing, and to prevent the exterior seal lip 31and the interior seal lip 41 from being separated from the door glass 4and prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

Since the fourth embodiment includes both the thick portion 48 formed onthe base portion of the exterior seal lip 31 and the thick portion 46 ofthe interior sub-lip 43 and has increase forces pressing the door glass4 from both sides, the thickness of the thick portion 46 of the interiorsub-lip 43 can be reduced as compared with the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, which includesa thick portion 49 formed on a side of the interior seal lip 41 that isnot in contact with the door glass 4 in addition to the third embodimentdescribed above. Further, upon molding, a formed portion of the presentembodiment is formed in an area continuous with a molded portion and anextruded member connected to the molded portion.

As a result, when the vehicle travels on a rough road or the like withthe door glass 4 positioned slightly below the fully closed position andthe door glass 4 vibrates, the exterior sub-lip 33 compensates for theforce that the exterior seal lip 31 presses the door glass 4 from theexterior side, and the thick portion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 andthe thick portion 49 of the interior seal lip 41 increase the forcepushing the door glass 4 from the interior side, so that the door glass4 and the exterior seal lip 31 can be prevented from beinginstantaneously separated from each other when the door glass 4vibrates.

Further, since the interior sub-lip 43 has the thick portion 46 at thebase portion thereof and the interior seal lip 41 has the thick portion49 on the side thereof that is not in contact with the door glass 4,even if the interior seal lip 41 and the interior sub-lip 43 aredeteriorated, it is possible to prevent the reaction force (pressingforce) of the interior seal lip 41 toward the inner surface of the doorglass 4 from decreasing, and to prevent the interior seal lip 41 frombeing separated from the door glass 4 and prevent abnormal noise frombeing generated.

Since the fifth embodiment includes the exterior sub-lip 33, the thickportion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43, and the thick portion 49 of theinterior seal lip 41, and has increase forces pressing the door glass 4from both sides, as compared with the third embodiment, the exteriorsub-lip 33 can be formed further thinner, and the thickness of the thickportion 46 of the interior sub-lip 43 can be further reduced.

FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which athick portion 50 is formed on the exterior sub-lip 33 formed so as toproject obliquely from the interior side of the exterior side wall 30that is closer to the bottom wall 20 than the base portion of theexterior seal lip 31, and on the exterior side wall 30 from a baseportion of the exterior sub-lip 33 to the base portion of the exteriorseal lip 31. Further, upon molding, a formed portion of the presentembodiment is formed in an area continuous with a molded portion and anextruded member connected to the molded portion.

As a result, the exterior sub-lip 33 and the thick portion 50 that isformed on the exterior side wall 30 from the base portion of theexterior sub-lip 33 to the base portion of the exterior seal lip 31compensate for the force that the exterior seal lip 31 presses the doorglass 4, and the exterior sub-lip 33 is projected toward the bottom wall20, so that the door glass 4 and the exterior seal lip 31 can beprevented from being instantaneously separated from each other when thedoor glass 4 vibrates, without hindering smooth vertical movement of thedoor glass 4.

Further, even if the exterior seal lip 31 and the exterior sub-lip 33are deteriorated, the thick portion 50 can prevent the reaction force(pressing force) toward the outer surface of door glass 4 fromdecreasing, and it is possible to prevent the exterior seal lip 31 frombeing separated from the door glass 4 and prevent abnormal noise frombeing generated.

In the embodiment of the invention, a material constituting the glassrun 10 can be a rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer, a soft syntheticresin, or the like. An ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) ispreferable as the rubber, and an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer(TPO) or a dynamically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer (TPV) ispreferable as the thermoplastic elastomer, in view of weatherresistance, recycling, cost, and the like.

The implementation of the present invention is not limited to theembodiments described above, and various modifications can be madewithout departing from the object disclosed here.

In the third embodiment described above, disappearance of the exteriorsub-lip 33 with respect to the exterior sub-lip 33 is the same as theposition on the vehicle lower side at which the thickness becomes thesame as that of the extruded portion interior sub-lip 47 formed on thethird extruded portion 13 with respect to the interior sub-lip 43,whereas the positions thereof may be shifted from each other as well.The same applies to the fourth, fifth, and sixth embodiments and othercombinations of the cases.

In the first and third embodiments described above, the exterior sub-lip33 is illustrated with approximately the same thickness, but may also beillustrated with a thick base portion similar as the interior sub-lip 43of the second embodiment. In this case, in view of preventing thereaction force (pressing force) of the exterior seal lip 31 toward theinner surface from decreasing even when the exterior sub-lip 33 isdeteriorated, it is preferable to increase the thickness of the baseportion side of the exterior seal lip 31 when the exterior sub-lip 33 isprojected toward the base portion of the exterior seal lip 31, and toincrease the thickness of the bottom wall 20 when the exterior sub-lip33 is projected toward the bottom wall 20.

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a glass runincluding: a basic frame having a bottom wall, an exterior side wall,and an interior side wall, an exterior seal lip formed at or in thevicinity of a tip end of the exterior side wall; and an interior seallip formed at or in the vicinity of a tip end of the interior side wall,the glass run configured to be attached to a groove portion formed in adoor frame, the glass run comprising at least one of an exterior sub-lipformed so as to project obliquely from an interior side of the exteriorside wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a base portion of theexterior seal lip; an interior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquelyin a direction toward a base portion of the interior seal lip from anexterior side of the interior side wall that is closer to the bottomwall than the base portion of the interior seal lip, the interiorsub-lip formed with a thick portion on a base portion on a side of theinterior seal lip; a thick portion formed on a base portion of theexterior seal lip; or a thick portion formed on a side of the interiorseal lip that is not in contact with the door glass.

In the above-described invention, the glass run is inclusive of 15 casesin total, including: a first case including the exterior sub-lip formedso as to project obliquely from the interior side of the exterior sidewall that is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of theexterior seal lip; a second case including the interior sub-lip formedso as to project obliquely in the direction toward the base portion ofthe interior seal lip from the exterior side of the interior side wallthat is closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interiorseal lip, the interior sub-lip being formed with the thick portion onthe base portion on the interior seal lip side; a third case includingthe thick portion formed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip; afourth case including the thick portion formed on the side of theinterior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass; optionalcombinations of two cases among the four cases; optional combinations ofthree cases; and a combination of all the four cases.

In the first case including the exterior sub-lip formed so as to projectobliquely from the interior side of the exterior side wall that iscloser to the bottom wall than the base portion of the exterior seallip, the exterior sub-lip compensates for a force that the exterior seallip presses the door glass, and it is possible to prevent the door glassand the exterior seal lip from being instantaneously separated from eachother when the door glass vibrates. A projecting direction of theexterior sub-lip may be toward the bottom wall or toward the baseportion of the exterior seal lip.

In the second case formed with the interior sub-lip formed so as toproject obliquely in the direction toward the base portion of theinterior seal lip from the exterior side of the interior side wall thatis closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seallip, the interior sub-lip being formed with the thick portion on thebase portion on the interior seal lip side, since the thick portion isprovided at the base portion of the interior sub-lip, a force that theinterior sub-lip presses the door glass from the interior sideincreases, and it is possible to prevent the door glass and the exteriorseal lip from being instantaneously separated from each other when thedoor glass vibrates.

Further, even if the interior sub-lip is deteriorated, it is possible toprevent a reaction force (pressing force) of the interior seal liptoward the inner surface from decreasing, and to prevent the interiorseal lip from being separated from the door glass and prevent abnormalnoise from being generated.

In the third case including the thick portion formed on the base portionof the exterior seal lip, a force that the exterior seal lip presses thedoor glass from the exterior side is increased due to the thick portionformed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, and it is possibleto prevent the door glass and the exterior seal lip from beinginstantaneously separated from each other when the door glass vibrates.

Further, even if the exterior seal lip is deteriorated, it is possibleto prevent a reaction force (pressing force) of the exterior seal liptoward the door glass from decreasing due to the thick portion formed onthe base portion of the exterior seal lip, and to prevent the exteriorseal lip from being separated from the door glass and prevent abnormalnoise from being generated.

In the fourth case including the thick portion formed on the side of theinterior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass, a forcethat the interior seal lip presses the door glass from the interior sideis increased due to the thick portion, and it is possible to prevent thedoor glass and the exterior seal lip from being instantaneouslyseparated from each other when the door glass vibrates.

Further, even if the interior seal lip is deteriorated, due to the thickportion formed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not incontact with the door glass, deformation of the interior seal lip isprevented, and it is possible to prevent a reaction force (pressingforce) of the interior seal lip toward the door glass from decreasing,and to prevent the interior seal lip from being separated from the doorglass and prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

The first to fourth cases or the combination methods of the four casescan be selected depending on various forms such as the size of thevehicle and the shape and size of the door glass, and the vibrationstate of the door glass in a state where the door glass is positionedslightly below the fully closed position.

A thick portion may be formed on a portion of the exterior side wallfrom a base portion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of theexterior seal lip. In the above-described invention, since the thickportion is formed on the portion of the exterior side wall from the baseportion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exterior seallip, a complementary force of the exterior sub-lip that complements theforce that the exterior seal lip presses the door glass increases, andit is possible to prevent the door glass and the exterior seal lip frombeing instantaneously separated from each other when the door glassvibrates.

Further, even if the exterior sub-lip and the exterior seal lip aredeteriorated, the thick portion can reduce the decrease of the forcethat the exterior seal lip presses the door glass and the complementaryforce of the exterior sub-lip that complements the force that theexterior seal lip presses the door glass, and thus it is possible toprevent the exterior seal lip from being separated from the door glassand prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

The exterior sub-lip may be projected toward the bottom wall. When thethick portion is formed on a portion of the exterior side wall from thebase portion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exteriorseal lip, a length of the exterior sub-lip on the exterior seal lip sideis shorter than a length thereof on the bottom wall side. As a result,the exterior sub-lip becomes unlikely to bend toward the exterior seallip, and if the exterior sub-lip is projected toward the base portion ofthe exterior seal lip, a force pushing the exterior seal lip toward thedoor glass is increased, which hinders smooth vertical movement of thedoor glass.

In the above-described invention, the exterior sub-lip, in which thethick portion is formed on the portion of the exterior side wall fromthe base portion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of theexterior seal lip, is projected toward the bottom wall, so that theexterior sub-lip is unlikely to bend and does not hinder smooth verticalmovement of the door glass as compared to a case where the exteriorsub-lip is projected toward the base portion of the exterior seal lip.Further, the exterior sub-lip compensates for the force that theexterior seal lip presses the door glass, and it is possible to preventthe door glass and the exterior seal lip from being instantaneouslyseparated from each other when the door glass vibrates.

Further, even if the exterior sub-lip and the exterior seal lip aredeteriorated, the thick portion can reduce the decrease of the forcethat the exterior seal lip presses the door glass and the complementaryforce of the exterior sub-lip that complements the force that theexterior seal lip presses the door glass, and thus it is possible toprevent the exterior seal lip from being separated from the door glassand prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

At least one of the exterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on theinterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on the base portion of theexterior seal lip, the thick portion formed on the side of the interiorseal lip that is not in contact with the door glass, or the thickportion formed on the portion of the exterior side wall from the baseportion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exterior seallip may be, upon molding in which a plurality of extruded members areconnected, formed in a molded portion, or continuously formed on amolded portion and one of the extruded members connected to the moldedportion.

In the above-described invention, at least one of the exterior sub-lip,the thick portion formed on the interior sub-lip, the thick portionformed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, the thick portionformed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact withthe door glass, or the thick portion formed on the portion of theexterior side wall from the base portion of the exterior sub-lip to thebase portion of the exterior seal lip is, upon molding in which theplurality of extruded members are connected, formed in the moldedportion, or continuously formed on the molded portion and one of theextruded members connected to the molded portion, so that it is possibleto cope with a concern about occurrence of abnormal noise at a specificportion by forming at least one of the foregoing at the portion.

In addition, since at least one of the foregoing is, upon molding inwhich the plurality of extruded members are connected, formed in themolded portion, or continuously formed on the molded portion and one ofthe extruded members connected to the molded portion, it is notnecessary to cope with formation of at least one of the exteriorsub-lip, the thick portion formed on the interior sub-lip, the thickportion formed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, the thickportion formed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not incontact with the door glass, or the thick portion formed on the portionof the exterior side wall from the base portion of the exterior sub-lipto the base portion of the exterior seal lip, which prevents weightincrease and cost increase.

Further, when the exterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on theinterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on the base portion of theexterior seal lip, the thick portion formed on the side of the interiorseal lip that is not in contact with the door glass, or the thickportion formed on the portion of the exterior side wall from the baseportion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exterior seallip is formed in one of the extruded members upon extrusion molding, itis not necessary to consider or study influence to other functions ofthe extruded members, which can shorten the development time.

In the exterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on the interiorsub-lip, the thick portion formed on the base portion of the exteriorseal lip, the thick portion formed on the side of the interior seal lipthat is not in contact with the door glass, or the thick portion formedon the portion of the exterior side wall from the base portion of theexterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exterior seal lip, theexterior sub-lip may have a shorter projecting length toward a vehiclelower side, and the thick portion formed on the interior sub-lip, thethick portion formed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, thethick portion formed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not incontact with the door glass, or the thick portion formed on the portionof the exterior side wall from the base portion of the exterior sub-lipto the base portion of the exterior seal lip may have a thicknessdecreased toward the vehicle lower side so as to be the same as athickness of an extruded member.

In the above-described invention, the exterior sub-lip has a shorterprojecting length toward the vehicle lower side, so that when the glassis lifted or lowered, it is possible to prevent the exterior sub-lipfrom appearing or disappearing abruptly, thereby preventing behavior ofthe glass from becoming irregular and unstable.

On the other hand, in the thick portion of the interior sub-lip, thethick portion formed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, thethick portion formed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not incontact with the door glass, or the thick portion formed on the portionof the exterior side wall from the base portion of the exterior sub-lipto the base portion of the exterior seal lip, the thick portion isdecreased so as to be the same as a thickness of the base portion of theinterior sub-lip, the interior seal lip, or the exterior side wall ofthe extruded portion formed on the extruded members, so that when theglass is lifted or lowered, it is possible to prevent the thickness ofthe interior sub-lip, the interior seal lip, or the exterior side wallfrom increasing or decreasing abruptly, thereby preventing behavior ofthe glass from becoming irregular and unstable.

At least one of the exterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on theinterior sub-lip, the thick portion formed on the base portion of theexterior seal lip, the thick portion formed on the side of the interiorseal lip that is not in contact with the door glass, or the thickportion formed on the portion of the exterior side wall from the baseportion of the exterior sub-lip to the base portion of the exterior seallip may be partially formed.

In the above-described invention, at least one of the exterior sub-lip,the thick portion formed on the interior sub-lip, the thick portionformed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, the thick portionformed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not in contact withthe door glass, or the thick portion formed on the portion of theexterior side wall from the base portion of the exterior sub-lip to thebase portion of the exterior seal lip is partially formed, so that it ispossible to prevent generation of tapping noise (abnormal noise) betweenthe door glass and the seal lips and to reduce the weight.

In the first case including the exterior sub-lip formed so as to projectobliquely from the interior side of the exterior side wall that iscloser to the bottom wall than the base portion of the exterior seal lipformed at or in the vicinity of the tip end of the exterior side wall,the exterior sub-lip compensates for the force that the exterior seallip presses the door glass, and it is possible to prevent the door glassand the exterior seal lip from being instantaneously separated from eachother when the door glass vibrates.

In the second case formed with the interior sub-lip formed so as toproject obliquely in the direction toward the base portion of theinterior seal lip from the exterior side of the interior side wall thatis closer to the bottom wall than the base portion of the interior seallip formed at or in the vicinity of the tip end of the interior sidewall, the interior sub-lip being formed with the thick portion on thebase portion on the interior seal lip side, since the thick portion isprovided at the base portion of the interior sub-lip, the force that theinterior sub-lip presses the door glass from the interior sideincreases, and it is possible to prevent the door glass and the exteriorseal lip from being instantaneously separated from each other when thedoor glass vibrates.

Further, even if the interior sub-lip is deteriorated, it is possible toprevent the reaction force (pressing force) of the interior seal liptoward the inner surface from decreasing, and to prevent the interiorseal lip from being separated from the door glass and prevent abnormalnoise from being generated.

In the third case including the thick portion formed on the base portionof the exterior seal lip, a force that the exterior seal lip presses thedoor glass from the exterior side is increased due to the thick portion,and it is possible to prevent the door glass and the exterior seal lipfrom being instantaneously separated from each other when the door glassvibrates. Further, even if the exterior seal lip is deteriorated, it ispossible to prevent the reaction force (pressing force) of the exteriorseal lip toward the door glass from decreasing due to the thick portionformed on the base portion of the exterior seal lip, and to prevent theexterior seal lip from being separated from the door glass and preventabnormal noise from being generated.

In the fourth case including the thick portion formed on the side of theinterior seal lip that is not in contact with the door glass, the forcethat the interior seal lip presses the door glass from the interior sideis increased due to the thick portion, and it is possible to prevent thedoor glass and the exterior seal lip from being instantaneouslyseparated from each other when the door glass vibrates.

Further, even if the interior seal lip is deteriorated, due to the thickportion formed on the side of the interior seal lip that is not incontact with the door glass, deformation of the interior seal lip isprevented, and it is possible to prevent the reaction force (pressingforce) of the interior seal lip toward the door glass from decreasing,and to prevent the interior seal lip from being separated from the doorglass and prevent abnormal noise from being generated.

In cases where any two cases are combined, three cases are combined, andall of the cases are combined and all of the cases are combined as well,the aforementioned solution is taken against vibration of the doorglass, so that it is possible to prevent the exterior seal lip and theinterior seal lip from being separated from the door glass and toprevent abnormal noise from being generated. Further, even if theexterior seal lip and the interior seal lip are deteriorated, it ispossible to prevent the reaction force (pressing force) toward the doorglass from decreasing, and to prevent the exterior seal lip and theinterior seal lip from being separated from the door glass and preventabnormal noise from being generated.

1-6. (canceled)
 7. A glass run including: a basic frame having a bottomwall, an exterior side wall, and an interior side wall; an exterior seallip formed at or in the vicinity of a tip end of the exterior side wall;and an interior seal lip formed at or in the vicinity of a tip end ofthe interior side wall, the glass run configured to be attached to agroove portion formed in a door frame, the glass run comprising: anexterior sub-lip formed so as to project obliquely from an interior sideof the exterior side wall that is closer to the bottom wall than a baseportion of the exterior seal lip; a first extruded portion, a secondextruded portion, and a third extruded portion, each of which supportsthe door glass from different directions; a first molded portion whichconnects the first extruded portion to the second extruded portion; anda second molded portion which connects the first extruded portion to thethird extruded portion, wherein the exterior sub-lip is formed at aconnection portion connecting the second molded portion and the thirdextruded portion.
 8. The glass run according to claim 1, wherein theexterior sub-lip is formed at the connection portion and the thirdextruded portion, the protruding length of the exterior sub-lip from theinterior side of the exterior side wall gradually decreases in alongitudinal direction from the connection portion.